Who will be the best players drafted when Major League Cricket starts?

The American Cricket Enterprises recently announced that the Knight Riders Group will be added. The Kolkata Knight Riders and Trinbago Knight Riders have agreed to a long-term investment in the future of American cricket and have become stakeholders in Major League Cricket. 

There will be eight participating franchises in the Major Cricket League in the United States. Along with the Los Angeles Knight Riders, the league will feature franchises based out of New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago, and Washington D.C. Khan’s firm will also help cities with building cricket stadiums. Seattle was another team to be added, while the other is set to be announced. When it’s time to draft players, who will be some of the best players out there?

Who will be the best players drafted when Major League Cricket starts?

Dawid Malan

Wherever Malan lands, that team will be among the top teams on Betway Cricket.  Malan is the No. 1 ranked batsman in ICC T20 Rankings. The English native will be on every team’s radar and could be the most expensive player. Malan’s reputation backs that up as he batted 855 runs in just 19 T20I games. His strike rate was 149.48. Needless to say, Malan is going to get paid by somebody. 

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Rassie van der Dussen

Dussen is another player that is going to fit into the new cricket league. Dussen is the No. 5 ranked batsman despite a poor World Cup season. In eight innings, he scored 311 runs averaging 62 with a strike-rate of 90.01. For most of his career, he has been reliable, so he should go high in the draft pecking order. 

Colin Munro

Munro went unsold in IPL 2020, which came as a major shock despite being one of the best T20 batsmen. He is one of three players in international T20 history to have hit three or more centuries. He is the No. 8 ranked batsman in the world. He could be a great impact player for a franchise. 

Tim Seifert

Seifert is the No. 9 ranked batsman out of New Zealand. In the T2I series, he became the leading run series when the team played against Pakistan. He amassed 176 runs at an average with a strike-rate of 88. He has already been linked to the Kolkata Knight Riders. 

Adil Rashid

Rashid is the No. 3 T20I bowler and has been a major part of the English team. Over the last five years, he has carved out a huge role, finishing with 51 wickets at an economy of 7.57 with an average of 25.4. When it comes to middle-overs, he knows how to stifle the opposition. Recently, Rashid looked strong against South Africa, where he received high praise across social media. 

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Conclusion

This will be an interesting development for America. For sports that have international popularity, finding success in the United States has been difficult.  The U.S. has been in the middle of the world standings for years on the men’s sides. Cricket is widely popular in Europe and parts of Asia but fizzled out in 2009. However, many of these players could be the first franchise loveable whenever the auction happens.